Can Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid and Lugol’s Iodine be used Instead of Colposcopy in Low Resource Settings? View Edit

Visual inspection with acetic acid for cervical cancer screening outside of low-resource settings.

OBJECTIVES To assess visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) as a screening tool for use in a well-equipped health center in Peru, to evaluate VIA as an alternative or adjunct to the Papanicolaou (Pap) smear, and to determine if VIA can play a role in settings other than low-resource ones. METHODS This was a prospective study of 1 921 asymptomatic women living in Lima, Peru, carried out in 1...

Sensitivity and Specificity of Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA) and with Lugol Iodine (VILI) in the Diagnosis of Cervical Cancer in the Northern Region of Cameroon

Cervical cancer is one of the major causes of women death worldwide. The aim of this study was to test the sensitivity and specificity of visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) and visual inspection with lugol iodine (VILI) as a diagnostic test for cervical cancer in comparison with Pap smear in the North Cameroon region. 309 women aged between 20 to 62 years were recruited in this study. 307...

Training for cervical cancer prevention programs in low-resource settings: focus on visual inspection with acetic acid and cryotherapy.

The modern approach to cervical cancer prevention, characterized by use of cytology and multiple visits for diagnosis and treatment, has frequently proven challenging and unworkable in low-resource settings. Because of this, the Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention (ACCP) has made it a priority to investigate and assess alternative approaches, particularly the use of visual screening methods...

Evaluation of Downstaging, Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid and Lugol’s Iodine in Screening of Cervical Cancer

Objectives: To detect and compare the sensitivity and specificity of downstaging and visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) and with Lugol’s iodine (VILI). Methods: Screening with downstaging, VIA and VILI were done on 680 women who fulfilled the inclusion criteria at a primary health center attached to the university hospital, over a period of one year. Those who had abnormal results in down...

Accuracy of cytology, visual inspection with acetic acid or lugol’s iodine in cervical cancer screening